So I’ve had several comments removed recently and I was wondering how those of you with strong contrarian instinct avoid being toxic debate perverts.
I’ve noticed myself getting really confrontational online over shit that I know on an intellectual level does not matter in the slightest.
Are there strategies you’d recommend for acting more prosocially?
What sometimes helps me decide is to ask myself “am I trying to be nice, or am I trying to be right, or both?” or “is this for me, the other person, or the viewer?”. Then, depending on the context, I proceed or abort.
Posting shit just for myself and just to be right has a valid context, but if Im unsure chances that isn’t the case at the time.